Phytoplankton Composition of Santubong Estuary

A study of phytoplankton composition in Santubong estuary was carried out to determine the cell density and abundance of phytoplankton species and relationship with environmental factors. A total of ten sampling trips were undertaken at the estuary from October 2013 to February 2014. The phytopla...

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Main Author: Nik Zulaikha, Binti Nik Abdullah
Format: Final Year Project Report / IMRAD
Language:English
Published: Universiti Malaysia Sarawak, (UNIMAS) 2014
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Online Access:http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/8269/
http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/8269/1/Zulaikha.pdf
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description A study of phytoplankton composition in Santubong estuary was carried out to determine the cell density and abundance of phytoplankton species and relationship with environmental factors. A total of ten sampling trips were undertaken at the estuary from October 2013 to February 2014. The phytoplankton composition recorded in the estuary was dominated by diatoms group. The highest cell density recorded was 7.2 × 104 cells L-1 and the lowest cell density was 3.6 × 104 cells L-1 . The predominant groups of phytoplankton observed in this study were Coscinodiscus sp., Cyclotella sp. and Nitzschia sp. Moreover, the phytoplankton composition in the estuary was affected by several environmental factors, i.e. temperature, salinity, water transparency and pH as well as macronutrients. Each factor showed different degree of correlation with the phytoplankton community structure.
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spelling unimas-82692023-06-21T00:44:15Z http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/8269/ Phytoplankton Composition of Santubong Estuary Nik Zulaikha, Binti Nik Abdullah GE Environmental Sciences A study of phytoplankton composition in Santubong estuary was carried out to determine the cell density and abundance of phytoplankton species and relationship with environmental factors. A total of ten sampling trips were undertaken at the estuary from October 2013 to February 2014. The phytoplankton composition recorded in the estuary was dominated by diatoms group. The highest cell density recorded was 7.2 × 104 cells L-1 and the lowest cell density was 3.6 × 104 cells L-1 . The predominant groups of phytoplankton observed in this study were Coscinodiscus sp., Cyclotella sp. and Nitzschia sp. Moreover, the phytoplankton composition in the estuary was affected by several environmental factors, i.e. temperature, salinity, water transparency and pH as well as macronutrients. Each factor showed different degree of correlation with the phytoplankton community structure. Universiti Malaysia Sarawak, (UNIMAS) 2014 Final Year Project Report / IMRAD NonPeerReviewed text en http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/8269/1/Zulaikha.pdf Nik Zulaikha, Binti Nik Abdullah (2014) Phytoplankton Composition of Santubong Estuary. [Final Year Project Report / IMRAD] (Unpublished)
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Nik Zulaikha, Binti Nik Abdullah
Phytoplankton Composition of Santubong Estuary
title Phytoplankton Composition of Santubong Estuary
title_full Phytoplankton Composition of Santubong Estuary
title_fullStr Phytoplankton Composition of Santubong Estuary
title_full_unstemmed Phytoplankton Composition of Santubong Estuary
title_short Phytoplankton Composition of Santubong Estuary
title_sort phytoplankton composition of santubong estuary
topic GE Environmental Sciences
url http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/8269/
http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/8269/1/Zulaikha.pdf